Illegal plate frame leads to marijuana infraction

Police pulled over a vehicle for an illegal frame around the rear license plate and ended up finding marijuana on Friday, Feb. 15, on Silvermine Road near Beacon Hill Lane. At around at 8:37 p.m. an officer was traveling behind a vehicle going south on New Norwalk Road and saw that a frame around the rear license plate was blocking the bottom of plate.

When the officer stopped the vehicle on Beacon Hill Road, police reported the operator appeared to be nervous and that his speech was slightly slurred. The officer asked the driver if he had anything illegal in the car and asked if he could search the vehicle.

Police found small amounts of marijuana flakes and seeds in the vehicle, as well as a small bag of marijuana in the driver’s pocket. Police issued William McKenzie, 22, of New Canaan with an infraction for less than half an ounce of marijuana.